The Green and Safe Health Facilities Manual details environmental considerations for all health facilities. The standards and criteria in this manual are aimed at enhancing patient safety through improved indoor environmental quality, site sustainability, health care waste management, energy and water efficiency in all facilities. Find the manual here!
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Presentations from the Global Summit on WASH and Waste in Healthcare Facilities-Jordan (13-15 June 2023)
The Global Summit on WASH and Waste in Healthcare Facilities was hosted in Amman Jordan from the 13th till the 15th of June. The 3 days summits had more than 12 sessions addressing countries success and insights and presentations from expert in waste management, climate change, energy, other health programs (IPC, MMR). The summit included Mini skill session on monitoring, financing, leadership and workforce improvement. Find the combined shared presentations here:
Report of the WASH Fit Training of Trainers in Ethiopia
The training aimed to capacitate IPC and WASH experts who are members of the Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) from different ICAN regional hubs. The training was conducted for three and half days during 12 – 15 June 2023 in Addis Ababa. A total of 17 participants (60% female) attended the training from 10 countries (Botswana, Cameroon, DRC, Egypt (virtual), Ethiopia (6), Madagascar, Nigeria (3), South Africa, Tanzania (virtual), and Zimbabwe. Find more here!
Clean Briefing Paper for healthcare cleaning in resource limited settings
Maintaining a clean environment in healthcare settings is essential to the prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Despite progress, environmental cleaning is more often poorly financed and lacks routine data for monitoring, especially in resource-limited settings. This document is a brief on healthcare cleaning in resource-limited settings. Find more here!
Posters of countries from the Global Summit on WASH and Waste in Healthcare Facilities in Amman-Jordan-June 2023.
More than 32 countries attended the Global Summit on WASH and Waste in Healthcare Facilities held in Amman-Jordan from 13-15June. Countries shared their progress in the 8 practical steps and their major achievements, challenges and the key next steps in WASH, waste, climate resilience and GEDSI. Find more here!
خدمات المياه والإصحاح والنظافة العامةوالنفايات الطبية والكهرباء في مرافق الرعاية الصحية: التقدم المحرز في الأساسيات التقرير العالمي 2023
Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities: progress on the fundamentals. Global progress report 2023
This report focuses on global and national efforts and progress to improve WASH, cleaning and health care waste management in health care facilities. It builds upon the first update of progress published in 2020.
Services d’approvisionnement en eau, d’assainissement, d’hygiène,de gestion des déchets et d’électricité dans les établissements de santé : état d’avancement des éléments fondamentaux. Rapport mondiale 2023
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National WASH Fit Training Report in Tanzania
This document is a report of the National WASH Fit training held in Morogoro town in Tanzania, from 17-20 of April 2023. Find more in the report.
National WASH Fit Training Report in Ethiopia
This document is a report of the National WASH Fit training held in Adama town in Ethiopia, from 15-19 of May 2023. Find more in the report.